Safe, Environmentally Responsible Destruction of Chemical Weapons Under...
A UK based company is developing a transportable plasma arc system for the destruction of hazardous and harmful chemical weapons. Tetronics International, headquartered in Swindon, has been awarded a...
View ArticleBoeing ecoDemonstrator 757 Expands Environmental Technologies Testing
Boeing has announced the next phase in ecoDemonstrator 757 testing, including the first flight with US-made “green diesel” and two new environment-related technologies. Among more than 15 technologies...
View ArticleTarget Beats Water Reduction Goal
Target cut its water use 13.1 percent per square foot last year, beating its goal to reduce water use by 10 percent per square foot by 2015 compared to its 2009 baseline, according to the retailer’s...
View ArticleWorld’s Tallest Wood Building Would Store 3,700MT CO2e
Michael Green Architecture of Vancouver, Canada, along with architecture, design and engineering agency DVVD of Paris and real estate developer REI France have proposed a green building project called...
View ArticleTruck, Engine Manufacturers Urge Single GHG, Fuel Efficiency Standard
In response to the EPA and US Department of Transportation’s proposed greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks, the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) said it...
View ArticlePope Francis and Climate Change: Hyperbole, Hysteria or Hope?
The climate may have just found its most effective advocate in the Pope. Will climate deniers succeed in diminishing his message, or will his unflinching stance inspire swift and unified global action?...
View ArticleE-Recycling Increased 10% in 2014
Consumer electronics recycling in the US went up from 30.6 percent in 2012 to 40.4 percent in 2013 — the same year the EPA launched the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics...
View ArticleNissan Cuts CO2 Emissions 22.6%
Nissan says it achieved a 22.6 percent cut in CO2 last year when compared to fiscal year 2005, thus achieving its goal to reduce CO2 emissions from corporate activities by 20 percent during that...
View ArticleTougher Rules for Underground Storage Tanks
Hundreds of thousands of facilities across the US with underground storage tank (UST) will now face tougher requirements that the EPA says will improve prevention and detection of petroleum releases...
View ArticleStormwater Management System Helps Dealership Increases Sales
A Pennsylvania car dealership has increased sales while meeting environmental requirements with a new stormwater management system, Industrial Water World reports. An article by the Plastics Pipe...
View ArticleRecycling Industry Facing ‘Nationwide Crisis,’ Waste Management CEO Says
The recycling industry in the US is facing a “nationwide crisis” as recycling facilities increasingly lose money and demand plummets for recyclables, Waste Management CEO David Steiner told the...
View ArticleCO2 Solutions, GasTran Systems Aim to Lower Carbon Capture Costs
CO2 Solutions has entered into an exclusive collaboration agreement with Cleveland Gas Systems, a provider of high-intensity gas-liquid rotating packed bed (RPB) mass transfer technology, that the...
View ArticleDell E-Waste Recycling Tops 1.4bn Pounds
Dell has collected 1.4 billion pounds of e-waste since 2007 in what it says is the world’s largest technology recycling program by geography, according to Dell’s annual 2020 Legacy of Good plan. The...
View ArticleGE, Cascade Partner to Improve Gas Turbine Combustion, Cut Emissions
General Electric has announced a multi-year joint development agreement with Cascade Technologies that will focus on applying and improving simulation software that enables engineers to virtually look...
View ArticleConstruction Companies Cut Waste with Waste Management’s DART Tool
Ten construction companies, all using Waste Management’s Diversion and Recycling Tracking Tool (DART), have put more than 90 thousand tons of materials to reuse and achieved a 70 percent diversion...
View ArticleAmerican Water Acquisition Expands Shale Development Services
American Water Works, the largest publicly traded US water and wastewater utility company, has agreed to acquire Keystone Clearwater Solutions from Rex Energy for $130 million. Keystone, headquartered...
View ArticleSupermarkets Failing to Phase Out HFCs, Report Says
US retailers such as Walmart, Publix and Safeway are doing little to meet public commitments to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), according to an Environmental Investigation Agency report. HFCs are...
View ArticleUL Publishes Material-Agnostic Product Category Rule for Cladding
UL Environment has published a new material-agnostic product category rule (PCR) for cladding products. Using this PCR will allow manufacturers to cut through the clutter of the 14 different...
View ArticleHow to Maximize Sustainability Reporting Value
For many in the corporate responsibility field, the annual reporting process has become dull. The last 20 years has seen a massive explosion in the number of non-financial reports. But who actually...
View ArticleBig Opportunity for Chemical Firms from Phthalate Phaseout
Plasticizers called phthalates — used in everything from plastic shower curtains to car dashboards — are being phased out of the marketplace due to environmental, health and safety concerns. This...
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